For example, Machu Picchu, an Incan city built in the Andes Mountains, was organized with leveled floors because of the high elevation of the environment (Doc. 3). In addition, the Incan people were also skilled in farming in the specific environments. Most importantly, Garciasco de la Vega, a son of an Incan princess and a Spanish explorer recorded that whenever the Incan ruler conquered surrounding kingdoms, he ordered the people to build irrigation channels right away in order to extend the growth of corns around the region. The farmers were therefore skilled in managing and supplying water for the crops as not all the lands were appropriate for growing corns (Doc.
Worship was an important part in both societies, and both Egypt and Mesopotamia had polytheistic religions. Egyptians and Mesopotamians called upon their gods and goddesses for help with their daily lives. Being civilizations with large populations, both Egypt and Mesopotamia established near important rivers to ensure that there was enough water for drinking and irrigation. Egypt had a centralized government, but Mesopotamia divided its land into city-states. A pharaoh with immense power ruled over Egypt, and passed laws, oversaw trade, directed armies, and had many other responsibilities.
This culture had to adapt or their culture would be dying off by now. Just like most of the other Indian tribes have. This shows that the Navajo Indians adapt very well to be a growing culture in today’s society. So what are the reasons why this culture has survived so efficiently and no other Indian tribes? The Navajo Indians primary source of subsistence is farming.
In a foraging society, they had to hunt and gather their own food which was a big disadvantage because that means they had to constantly be moving around because one area could not keep a society alive for a whole lifetime. In an urbanized society, they grew their own food so they could settle in one area. Being in a foraging society was very difficult because they could not get large amounts of food each day and they could not settle in one area. After they got all the food in that area, they had to move somewhere that had enough food to support them for a while which could be hard to find. Being able to settle in one area like an urbanized society was a big advantage.
Compare Aztec and Inca social, political, and economic systems. Both the Aztecs and Incas had a solid preceding base where development took place. In some areas in both civilizations earlier generations or peoples had exceeded their goals and proved the success of imperial and military organization as a way of ruling. An intensive agricultural base was present in both empires. These agricultural bases were organized by a state that collected the surplus of food production and controlled the circulation of goods and the distribution of these goods to the social hierarchy.
The Aztec worshiped Gods represented natural forces that were vital to their agricultural economy. (1). Although Aztec society had strict classes, a person’s status could change based on his or her contribution to society. The society was divided into different classes like for example the leader, the nobility, local rulers, military, priestly, artisans, and commoners. The ancient Maya, a diverse group of indigenous people who lived in parts of present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, had one of the most sophisticated and complex civilizations in the Western Hemisphere.
Geography and the Development and Diffusion of Human Societies Viltaire, Voltaire Student ID: 000359882 West Governors University Part A: Geography and Early Human Societies (The Nile River). The Nile River is the most important factor in the development of the Egypt civilization. They had to adapt their culture to the seasonal flooding of this significant water source. (Louis, 2010). Egypt’s history was, and still is, almost entirely determined by what happened on and around the natural phenomena of its great river wrote Solomon (2010).
They had to provide food and supplies for their families, protect themselves against danger, and still leave room for church and leisurely activities. One of the biggest differences from their life in England was that the colonist would now have to grow and supply their own food. They would be farming on their land and have to take care of their own crops. They learned what crops would grow best and how to take care of them from the local Indians. Without that help the colonist might have never survived because it was something they were not used to having to do, or even something they really even knew how to do.
GEOGRAPHIC EFFECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CIVILIZATION When we look back at all of what we have learned in early world history this semester so far. We may find out that geography had acted as a really important role in the development of a civilization. In China, we have a proverb of “Each place has its own way of supporting its own inhabitants.” No doubt, geographic conditions led to the development of a civilization. For instance, mountains and seas set China apart and that shaped the development of China. Egypt settled along the river of Nile and it helps the rose of Egypt.
Food can be grown next to or shipped to cities due to agriculture advances. The amount of people who can live in one square mile is inconceivable to hunters and gatherers. If the whole population of the world today were solely hunters and gatherers there would not be enough wild plants and game to support the Earth’s massive population. Hunters and gathers must roam the countryside for food. A small population must cover a large area because of the constant search for food.